The Kindle-like smartphone you’ve got been ready for truly exists

Are you a fan of Kindles or different E ink devices? If that’s the case, this new smartphone may pique your curiosity.

The Minimal Phone is the primary Android machine with an E ink show and a bodily QWERTY keyboard. After dealing with a number of delays, the machine lately started transport to backers on Indiegogo and is up for pre-order on Minimal’s website. The telephone resembles a Blackberry however has the attraction of a Kindle and the Boox Palma 2.

The Minimal Telephone is supposed to be a “distraction-free” telephone. It runs Android 14, which suggests it helps many important apps within the Google Play Retailer, like Spotify or WhatsApp.

Nonetheless, its 4.3-inch 600 x 800 pixel decision E ink show and octa-core MediaTek processor is perhaps sufficient to discourage you from downloading any video games or social media platforms. The telephone is offered in three colours: pebble, onyx and fusion. It begins at $400, however there’s a pre-order promotion to get the machine for $300 on its website.

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It has LTE assist, not like the Boxx Palma 2

The Minimal Telephone has just a few additional perks you won’t count on of a tool of this caliber. Not like the smartphone-sized Boox Palma 2 , the Minimal Telephone has a twin SIM card tray and helps a 4G LTE connection. Different options embody Qi wi-fi charging, NFC funds, expandable storage, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

TCL’s Nxtpaper phones are the subsequent closest factor to the Minimal Telephone in the marketplace. At CES 2025, TLC introduced the TCL 60 XE, which gives a paper-like shade show with a function referred to as Max Ink Mode, which converts it into an E ink-like monochrome show. The 60XE is unique to North America and begins at $200, barely cheaper than the Minimal Telephone.

The Minimal Telephone’s QWERTY bodily keyboard ought to make texting really feel such as you’re again in 2010. If the 4.3-inch show is not too small for you, its E ink show may make studying on the go extra nice. The telephone is offered for pre-order now for $300, although I might maintain off till opinions are out for it.

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